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74th Year No. 184 Good Morning! It's Wednesday, April 21 , 1982 8 Sections 64 Pages 25 Cents
Reagan urges
calm in solving
Falkland crisis
New York Times
WASHINGTON President Rea-gan
appealed to Argentina and Brit-ain
Tuesday to show restraint in the
Falkland Islands dispute He also
urged the Organization of American
States to delay any action on the cri-sis
so long as the United States was
attempting to bring about a peaceful
solution
The OAS' permanent council voted
18 to 0 Tuesday, with the United
States, Colombia and Trinidad
abstaining, to convene a special for-eign
ministers' meeting of the hemi-sphere
on Monday to consider collec-tive
action against Britain The
American delegate, William Mid- dendo- rf
, said such a meeting " would
inevitably cast the activities of this
group in an unhelpful confrontatio-nal
light" instead of as a possible
mediator
With the focus of diplomatic activ-ity
shifting to Washington after ex-tensive
shuttling between Buenos
Aires and London by Secretary of
State Alexander M Haig Jr, Rea-gan
told reporters m a question and
answer session in the White House
Rose Garden
" I just hope that we can keep this
process going and that there will be
a restraint on both countries from
taking any action that would endan-ger
it"
Haig conferred with Reagan Tues-day
morning, eight hours after ar-riving
at Andrews Air Force Base
from Buenos Aires He was carrying
with him a detailed set of proposals
from Argentina for settling the crisis
touched off by its occupation of the
Falklands on April 2.
That plan included provisions that
British Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher Tuesday called unaccepta-ble
to Britain These included Argen-tina's
insistence on sharing adminis-tration
with Britain of the islands
after a troop withdrawal, and a
guarantee of Argentine sovereignty
byJan 1
Mrs Thatcher told Parliament she
was sending Foreign Secretary
Francis Pym to Washington Thurs--
day to present British counterpropo-sals
to the United States
Administration officials said there
had been consideration of having
Haig go on to London from Buenos
Aires But when it was clear to the
United States that the Argentine
plan would fall short of British de-mands,
it was agreed by Haig and
the White House that he should re-turn
to Washington and let the two
parties bring their ideas to him.
There has been particular concern
in the White House that by shuttling
back and forth Haig might give Ar-gentina
and Britain the impression
the United States was more inter-ested
in a peaceful solution than they
were
Administration officials said that
as the British flotilla nears the Falk-lands
some advance units were
said to be only a matter of a day or
two from the South Georgia Islands,
an isolated dependency group of the
Falklands pressure may build up
on bom sides for a face- savi- ng way
of avoiding a conflict
The White House has also been
stung by criticism, mostly by news-paper
editorials and commentators,
that the administration should have
stayed out of the dispute It has also
been annoyed by some press specu-lation
that if tne talks failed to pro-duce
results, Haig's job would be in
jeopardy
Reagan was asked if because of
Britain's objections to the Argentine
plan, Haig's effectiveness as a me-diator
wasjat an end.
" No, itmiot," herepBfed He then
added, " He's done a ' Magnificent
job, and let me just lay one thing to
rest now regarding some of the ru-mors
that have gone on. This idea of
whether or not we've endangered
any prestige of ours in doing what
we've done. I think we would have
lest prestige ifwe had not been will-ing
to undertake this job of trying to
broker an agreement between these
two parties and forestall violence "
" However it may turn out," he
said, " my only regret would be if it
didn't work"
st-- i, Rep. Harold Reisch had many opportunities to laugh Tuesday night at his retirement ' roast' Bipartisan feast: roast Reisch
By Janice Kalmar
State capital bureau
What do you get if you take away Ronald Rea-gan's
wit, his poise, his charm and his rugged
goodlooks7
Harold Reisch
At least that's the answer House Speaker Bob
Griffin, D- Camer-on,
sent Tuesday night to a group
of Reisch's friends and political colleagues gath-ered
at a roast in his honor
Reisch said he decided to retire from the Gener-al
Assembly to devote more time to the Dripping
Springs Christian Church, where he has been min-ister
for 18 years
Griffin's wasn't the only message Reisch re-ceived.
Reagan himself sent one of the greetings
delivered by a t"". porary postman Gov
Christopher Bond.
Bond was among the 250 businessmen, church
members and politicians from both parties who
shelled out $ 15 each to roast Reisch at the Flam-ing
Pit restaurant m Parkade Plaza Proceeds
from the evening will be donated to Woodhaven
Learning Center
Lobbyists from Anheuser- Busc- h sent balloons
Friends gather to honor retiring legislator
According to master of ceremonies Rep Larry
Mead, R- Colum-bia,
they were the first gifts his
colleague had ever accepted from the brewing
company
Reisch responded to Mead's barbs by pointing
out that the two are known as " the lettuce and
mayonnaise of the legislature" because they've
worked so closely for so long Reisch said he and
Mead get along so well because Mead ignored his
faults and slept during Reisch's lectures while
they drove together from Columbia to Jefferson
City
Former Republican House member Eric Fink,
who roomed with Reisch when they served togeth-er
in Jefferson City, took the podium to recall
tneir days and nights together.
' How many legislators do you know that live 30
miles from the capital and have an apartment9"
he wondered. " In those years, Bess ( Mrs Reisch)
was gullible "
Rep Sue Shear, D- Clayt- on, who is known for in-troducing
bills on women's rights, chastised
Reisch for leaving the House
You're a man of God, Harold," she said, ' and
I'm certain she would not approve of you re-tiring"
George Parker, a former Republican House
member, recalled Reisch's first term of office
" Due to Harold's efforts we have beautiful land,
less coal and the highest gasoline prices m histo-ry,"
he said in reference to Reisch's conservation
efforts
David Leuthold of the University political sci-ence
department thanked Reisch for taking time
over the years to lecture his classes Not only did
those lectures save Leuthold the effort of prepar-ing
one of his own, but they were free, he said.
Reisch responded at toe end by thanking many
persons, particularly his wife, Bess. Reisch re-called
that he met her at a church camp, and that
after he walked her from a class to the dining hall
she wrote in her diary " Dear Diary. Today I met
a young minister The way I've got him figured,
he's a wolf in sheep's clothing "
Reisch also thanked his church for allowing him
to speak out politically " It's not easy to allow
your minister to be in politics," he said. ' Tonight
proves this "
Beer distributor fleeing city deposit law
By Ranch Charno
Missourian staff writer
A Columbia beer distributor says the city's
beverage container ordinance is driving him
out of town
Charlie Fechtel of Fechtel Beverage and
Sales Inc , 1806 Business Loop 70 W , the local
distributor for Schhtz, HeOemann and Olym- pi- a
brand beers, is negotiating the sale of bis
distributorship to Coots' Devme Distributing
Inc., 6000 Pans Road
Fechtel said that the city's beverage con- tam- er
ordinance has drastically affected his
sales volume and caused handling and invento-ry
problems Fechtel declined to supply sales
volume figures to support his statement.
" I have made up my mind I definitely want
to get out of Columbia," said Fechtel, who also
owns distributorships in Sedalia and Jefferson
Hassles, decline in sales prompt sellout
City-- " It is against my better judgment to stay
there," be added.
John Brown, general manager of Fechtel's
Columbia distributorship, said that of the 67
packages the distributorship sold before the
deposit law took effect, only 18 are now offered
in the local market
" Before the law, we did less than one per-cent
of our business in returnable bottles,"
Brown said. " Why would anyone think we
could change 99 percent of our business'"
Fechtel said the Columbia distributorship
bandies a low volume of beer compared to
larger distributors like Coors and Anheuser- Busc- h.
Although other distributors make up
for lost city sales through sales outside city
limits, Brown said Fechtel services about one--
seventh the number of out- of- to- wn accounts
that Coors handles
But one local retailer said the distribu-torship's
" lax business attitude" may be the
biggest factor in the sale
Jerry Palmer, owner of McCowan's South- sid- e
Market, 2601 S Providence Road, is one of
Fechtel's accounts Palmer said he has not
been contacted by the distributorship since
early April, and he has repeatedly called the
Columbia outlet to try to get Fechtel's prod-ucts
" I bad to call and ask for the beer to be
brought out even before the ordinance went
into effect," Palmer said " They can't expect
to sell beer if they don't deliver it to the store "
Fechtel's, like most local distributors, chose
not to stamp beer for the Columbia market
But Brown said inventory and redemption
problems, not stamping itself, have kept the
distributorship from offering stamped cans.
Dave Thelen, leader of Columbians Against
Throwaways, said the deposit law is a poor ex-cuse
for Fechtel's choice to sell the distribu-torship
" There are now 12 different retailers, whole-salers,
distributors or manufacturers applying
the Columbia label," he said " It's obviously
not the deposit law, because one beer distribu-tor
can do it and the other cannot."
Devme Distributing Inc now stamps quart
bottles and imported beers for the Columbia
market.
The sale must be approved by the Coors
brewery as well as Schhtz, Heilemann's and
Olympia. Woodward said the sale could be fi-nalized
in early May
In tewra today
Noon University colloquium
I on " Some Property Tax Im-pacts
of Reassessment in Mis-souri,"
Room S 16, Memorial
Union. c t pan. Rock Bridge High
School boy's tennis against
Mexico, at Rock Bridge.
8 p-- m. Saint Lotos Sympho-ny
performs in the Universi-ty's
Jesse Auditorium Series.
Tickets $ 3 for the general pub- lie- ,
$ 8 for students and $ 7 for
individuals in groups cf 10 or
more.
If you are under 13, the Mis- soun- an
is offering you a
chance to honor mom and win
a prize See details on Page
18A.
Multimillionaire snorts king-pin
Peter Pocklington was
held captive for $ 1 million ran-som
Tuesday before being
. freed by police. See story,
Pagel2A
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I Victory for rights commission
j ByPanlaA. Poda
Missourian staff writer
Members of Columbia's Human
Rights Commission and the City
Council packed a conference room in
the County- Cit- y Building Tuesday to
settle the controversy over how
broad toe comimsasa's authority
should be.
They came in slowly at first, one
by one, then more hurriedly as the
clock ticked toward the designated
meeting tune. They laughed and jok-ed,
and even divided the table into
smoking and non- smoki- ng sections
But when Mayor John Westlund
called the meeting to order, the offi-cials
got down to business
Commission members defended
Council grants expanded power in preliininary vote
their proposed ordinance revisions.
The revisions include one that would
give the panel the right to award ac-tual
damages in civil rights cases.
They said the local commission re-sets
more quickly and is less fore-boding
man state and federal human
rights agencies. And they denied
that the commission duplicates the
efforts of these other agencies.
The arguments were convincing
After about an hour of discussion,
Fourth Ward Councilman Pat Bar-nes
proposed that the council ap-prove
the commission's revised ordi-nances.
Commission Chairwoman
Nancy Langworthy flashed a big
smile and commission members
knew they had won the long battle
The revisions will be voted on at
the next council meeting, Westlund
said. But that vote appears to be a
mere formality
Ms Langworthy said she was hap-pywith
the outcome.
" We've come to some agree-ment,"
she said. " And it feels good.
Tmvery, very pleased."
The decision was a long time com-ing
The proposed revisions were intro-duced
last December, then unmedi- -
ately tabled. Li the interim, the city
counselor's office proposed two al-ternative
plans that would have re-moved
some of the commission's
current powers, rather than adding
to them.
One of the plans called for the
commission to be reduced to an ad-visory
body. The other plan would
have limited its jurisdiction to cases
not handled by state and federal
agencies.
Although Barnes was the first
councilman to speak out at the meet--
( See LEAVE, Page 20A)
Norths South Korea fight battle at border
SEOUL, South Korea ( UPI) North Korean
troops shot more than 800 rounds of ammunition
at four fellow soldiers trying to defectWednesday,
touching off a four- ho- ur battle with South Korean
troops, the Defense Minstry said.
The four North Korean soldiers were either
killed or wounded, the South Korean officials said.
No other casualties were immediately reported.
The Defense Ministry said North Korean border
guards opened fire when the soldiers tried to de-fect
to a nearby Southern guardpest under cover
of darkness.
South Korean troops at the guardpost, about 60
mites northeast of Scoal, returned fire in self- defens- e,
South Korean officials said.
North Korean border troops fired automatic
weapons, machineguns and 82mm recoilless gens.
A defense ministry spokesman said the North Ko-reans
fired more than 50 rounds of tracer bullets
at the defectors. North Korean loud speakers
along the border broadcast orders to " halt on the
spot" eight fames, the spokesman said.
At dawn, fear North Korean soldiers were seen
lying on the ground. Earlier, a mine exploded in
toe North Korean sector of the demilitarized zone.
It was the first gun battle this year along the un-easy
truce front between the two Koreas, divided
since 1945, and came five days before the sched-uled
arrival of Vice President George Bush Sun-day
on a leg of a five- nati- on Asian tour.
i
The Amencan- le- d United Nations Command
said it sent a protest message to the North Korean
side three hoars after the incident The message
was sent by U-- S. Navy Rear Adm. James G
Storms, senior UNC delegate to the Korean Mil-itary
Armistice Commission .
North Korean guardposts along the border
" fired hundreds of rounds of automatic weapons
and machsnegun fire" many of which were di-rected
at Southern guardposts, Storms said
Storms said the command is continuing its in- vesUg- afaoa
cf the clash and told Ccsmaasst North
Korean officials they will be informed cf addmon- a- l
findings as well as " measures necessary to re-solve
this severe violation."
I
Definition
of poverty9
still slippery
Semantics could stir
partisan wrangling
By John Herbers
New York Times
WASHINGTON In the ' War on
Poverty' of the 1960s, advocates of
increases in non- cas- h benefits to the
poor such as food, medical care
and housing won out over those
who supported putting more cash in
the hands of the impoverished.
In the past several years, the poor
have received a massive increase in
non- cas- h benefits from the govern-ment
These benefits went up from
$ 2 bdhon m 1963 to $ 27 8 bfliion in
199)
But the benefits were handed out
under so many different complicated
programs that neither the govern-ment
nor anyone else was able to de-termine,
as they might have under a
See related story, Page ISA
simple cash distribution effort, what
impact they had made on poverty
In 1980 Congress ordered the Cen-sus
Bureau to w all the bene-fits
and to find, at least, a better way
of defining the poverty level than the
simple cash- incom- e method in use
since 1964.
The bureau's report, released last
week, offers three defimticns and
thus three ways to count the number
of poor people. It suggests that the
number of pecple below the poverty
line could be reduced by as much as
42 percent if the most liberal method
of counting non- cas- h benefits were
adopted.
The report, however, is not likely
to settle the argument about the ex-tent
of poverty, eves if the govern-ment
decides to adopt ose of the
methods recommmted. Rather, the
document is considered politically
explosive so much so that Bruce
Chapman, director cf the Census Bs- rea- u,
steadfastly refused to put any
interpretation on how it should be
used.
The Reagan administration could
( SeePOVEBTY, Page 2A)
i

74th Year No. 184 Good Morning! It's Wednesday, April 21 , 1982 8 Sections 64 Pages 25 Cents
Reagan urges
calm in solving
Falkland crisis
New York Times
WASHINGTON President Rea-gan
appealed to Argentina and Brit-ain
Tuesday to show restraint in the
Falkland Islands dispute He also
urged the Organization of American
States to delay any action on the cri-sis
so long as the United States was
attempting to bring about a peaceful
solution
The OAS' permanent council voted
18 to 0 Tuesday, with the United
States, Colombia and Trinidad
abstaining, to convene a special for-eign
ministers' meeting of the hemi-sphere
on Monday to consider collec-tive
action against Britain The
American delegate, William Mid- dendo- rf
, said such a meeting " would
inevitably cast the activities of this
group in an unhelpful confrontatio-nal
light" instead of as a possible
mediator
With the focus of diplomatic activ-ity
shifting to Washington after ex-tensive
shuttling between Buenos
Aires and London by Secretary of
State Alexander M Haig Jr, Rea-gan
told reporters m a question and
answer session in the White House
Rose Garden
" I just hope that we can keep this
process going and that there will be
a restraint on both countries from
taking any action that would endan-ger
it"
Haig conferred with Reagan Tues-day
morning, eight hours after ar-riving
at Andrews Air Force Base
from Buenos Aires He was carrying
with him a detailed set of proposals
from Argentina for settling the crisis
touched off by its occupation of the
Falklands on April 2.
That plan included provisions that
British Prime Minister Margaret
Thatcher Tuesday called unaccepta-ble
to Britain These included Argen-tina's
insistence on sharing adminis-tration
with Britain of the islands
after a troop withdrawal, and a
guarantee of Argentine sovereignty
byJan 1
Mrs Thatcher told Parliament she
was sending Foreign Secretary
Francis Pym to Washington Thurs--
day to present British counterpropo-sals
to the United States
Administration officials said there
had been consideration of having
Haig go on to London from Buenos
Aires But when it was clear to the
United States that the Argentine
plan would fall short of British de-mands,
it was agreed by Haig and
the White House that he should re-turn
to Washington and let the two
parties bring their ideas to him.
There has been particular concern
in the White House that by shuttling
back and forth Haig might give Ar-gentina
and Britain the impression
the United States was more inter-ested
in a peaceful solution than they
were
Administration officials said that
as the British flotilla nears the Falk-lands
some advance units were
said to be only a matter of a day or
two from the South Georgia Islands,
an isolated dependency group of the
Falklands pressure may build up
on bom sides for a face- savi- ng way
of avoiding a conflict
The White House has also been
stung by criticism, mostly by news-paper
editorials and commentators,
that the administration should have
stayed out of the dispute It has also
been annoyed by some press specu-lation
that if tne talks failed to pro-duce
results, Haig's job would be in
jeopardy
Reagan was asked if because of
Britain's objections to the Argentine
plan, Haig's effectiveness as a me-diator
wasjat an end.
" No, itmiot," herepBfed He then
added, " He's done a ' Magnificent
job, and let me just lay one thing to
rest now regarding some of the ru-mors
that have gone on. This idea of
whether or not we've endangered
any prestige of ours in doing what
we've done. I think we would have
lest prestige ifwe had not been will-ing
to undertake this job of trying to
broker an agreement between these
two parties and forestall violence "
" However it may turn out," he
said, " my only regret would be if it
didn't work"
st-- i, Rep. Harold Reisch had many opportunities to laugh Tuesday night at his retirement ' roast' Bipartisan feast: roast Reisch
By Janice Kalmar
State capital bureau
What do you get if you take away Ronald Rea-gan's
wit, his poise, his charm and his rugged
goodlooks7
Harold Reisch
At least that's the answer House Speaker Bob
Griffin, D- Camer-on,
sent Tuesday night to a group
of Reisch's friends and political colleagues gath-ered
at a roast in his honor
Reisch said he decided to retire from the Gener-al
Assembly to devote more time to the Dripping
Springs Christian Church, where he has been min-ister
for 18 years
Griffin's wasn't the only message Reisch re-ceived.
Reagan himself sent one of the greetings
delivered by a t"". porary postman Gov
Christopher Bond.
Bond was among the 250 businessmen, church
members and politicians from both parties who
shelled out $ 15 each to roast Reisch at the Flam-ing
Pit restaurant m Parkade Plaza Proceeds
from the evening will be donated to Woodhaven
Learning Center
Lobbyists from Anheuser- Busc- h sent balloons
Friends gather to honor retiring legislator
According to master of ceremonies Rep Larry
Mead, R- Colum-bia,
they were the first gifts his
colleague had ever accepted from the brewing
company
Reisch responded to Mead's barbs by pointing
out that the two are known as " the lettuce and
mayonnaise of the legislature" because they've
worked so closely for so long Reisch said he and
Mead get along so well because Mead ignored his
faults and slept during Reisch's lectures while
they drove together from Columbia to Jefferson
City
Former Republican House member Eric Fink,
who roomed with Reisch when they served togeth-er
in Jefferson City, took the podium to recall
tneir days and nights together.
' How many legislators do you know that live 30
miles from the capital and have an apartment9"
he wondered. " In those years, Bess ( Mrs Reisch)
was gullible "
Rep Sue Shear, D- Clayt- on, who is known for in-troducing
bills on women's rights, chastised
Reisch for leaving the House
You're a man of God, Harold," she said, ' and
I'm certain she would not approve of you re-tiring"
George Parker, a former Republican House
member, recalled Reisch's first term of office
" Due to Harold's efforts we have beautiful land,
less coal and the highest gasoline prices m histo-ry,"
he said in reference to Reisch's conservation
efforts
David Leuthold of the University political sci-ence
department thanked Reisch for taking time
over the years to lecture his classes Not only did
those lectures save Leuthold the effort of prepar-ing
one of his own, but they were free, he said.
Reisch responded at toe end by thanking many
persons, particularly his wife, Bess. Reisch re-called
that he met her at a church camp, and that
after he walked her from a class to the dining hall
she wrote in her diary " Dear Diary. Today I met
a young minister The way I've got him figured,
he's a wolf in sheep's clothing "
Reisch also thanked his church for allowing him
to speak out politically " It's not easy to allow
your minister to be in politics," he said. ' Tonight
proves this "
Beer distributor fleeing city deposit law
By Ranch Charno
Missourian staff writer
A Columbia beer distributor says the city's
beverage container ordinance is driving him
out of town
Charlie Fechtel of Fechtel Beverage and
Sales Inc , 1806 Business Loop 70 W , the local
distributor for Schhtz, HeOemann and Olym- pi- a
brand beers, is negotiating the sale of bis
distributorship to Coots' Devme Distributing
Inc., 6000 Pans Road
Fechtel said that the city's beverage con- tam- er
ordinance has drastically affected his
sales volume and caused handling and invento-ry
problems Fechtel declined to supply sales
volume figures to support his statement.
" I have made up my mind I definitely want
to get out of Columbia," said Fechtel, who also
owns distributorships in Sedalia and Jefferson
Hassles, decline in sales prompt sellout
City-- " It is against my better judgment to stay
there," be added.
John Brown, general manager of Fechtel's
Columbia distributorship, said that of the 67
packages the distributorship sold before the
deposit law took effect, only 18 are now offered
in the local market
" Before the law, we did less than one per-cent
of our business in returnable bottles,"
Brown said. " Why would anyone think we
could change 99 percent of our business'"
Fechtel said the Columbia distributorship
bandies a low volume of beer compared to
larger distributors like Coors and Anheuser- Busc- h.
Although other distributors make up
for lost city sales through sales outside city
limits, Brown said Fechtel services about one--
seventh the number of out- of- to- wn accounts
that Coors handles
But one local retailer said the distribu-torship's
" lax business attitude" may be the
biggest factor in the sale
Jerry Palmer, owner of McCowan's South- sid- e
Market, 2601 S Providence Road, is one of
Fechtel's accounts Palmer said he has not
been contacted by the distributorship since
early April, and he has repeatedly called the
Columbia outlet to try to get Fechtel's prod-ucts
" I bad to call and ask for the beer to be
brought out even before the ordinance went
into effect," Palmer said " They can't expect
to sell beer if they don't deliver it to the store "
Fechtel's, like most local distributors, chose
not to stamp beer for the Columbia market
But Brown said inventory and redemption
problems, not stamping itself, have kept the
distributorship from offering stamped cans.
Dave Thelen, leader of Columbians Against
Throwaways, said the deposit law is a poor ex-cuse
for Fechtel's choice to sell the distribu-torship
" There are now 12 different retailers, whole-salers,
distributors or manufacturers applying
the Columbia label," he said " It's obviously
not the deposit law, because one beer distribu-tor
can do it and the other cannot."
Devme Distributing Inc now stamps quart
bottles and imported beers for the Columbia
market.
The sale must be approved by the Coors
brewery as well as Schhtz, Heilemann's and
Olympia. Woodward said the sale could be fi-nalized
in early May
In tewra today
Noon University colloquium
I on " Some Property Tax Im-pacts
of Reassessment in Mis-souri,"
Room S 16, Memorial
Union. c t pan. Rock Bridge High
School boy's tennis against
Mexico, at Rock Bridge.
8 p-- m. Saint Lotos Sympho-ny
performs in the Universi-ty's
Jesse Auditorium Series.
Tickets $ 3 for the general pub- lie- ,
$ 8 for students and $ 7 for
individuals in groups cf 10 or
more.
If you are under 13, the Mis- soun- an
is offering you a
chance to honor mom and win
a prize See details on Page
18A.
Multimillionaire snorts king-pin
Peter Pocklington was
held captive for $ 1 million ran-som
Tuesday before being
. freed by police. See story,
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I Victory for rights commission
j ByPanlaA. Poda
Missourian staff writer
Members of Columbia's Human
Rights Commission and the City
Council packed a conference room in
the County- Cit- y Building Tuesday to
settle the controversy over how
broad toe comimsasa's authority
should be.
They came in slowly at first, one
by one, then more hurriedly as the
clock ticked toward the designated
meeting tune. They laughed and jok-ed,
and even divided the table into
smoking and non- smoki- ng sections
But when Mayor John Westlund
called the meeting to order, the offi-cials
got down to business
Commission members defended
Council grants expanded power in preliininary vote
their proposed ordinance revisions.
The revisions include one that would
give the panel the right to award ac-tual
damages in civil rights cases.
They said the local commission re-sets
more quickly and is less fore-boding
man state and federal human
rights agencies. And they denied
that the commission duplicates the
efforts of these other agencies.
The arguments were convincing
After about an hour of discussion,
Fourth Ward Councilman Pat Bar-nes
proposed that the council ap-prove
the commission's revised ordi-nances.
Commission Chairwoman
Nancy Langworthy flashed a big
smile and commission members
knew they had won the long battle
The revisions will be voted on at
the next council meeting, Westlund
said. But that vote appears to be a
mere formality
Ms Langworthy said she was hap-pywith
the outcome.
" We've come to some agree-ment,"
she said. " And it feels good.
Tmvery, very pleased."
The decision was a long time com-ing
The proposed revisions were intro-duced
last December, then unmedi- -
ately tabled. Li the interim, the city
counselor's office proposed two al-ternative
plans that would have re-moved
some of the commission's
current powers, rather than adding
to them.
One of the plans called for the
commission to be reduced to an ad-visory
body. The other plan would
have limited its jurisdiction to cases
not handled by state and federal
agencies.
Although Barnes was the first
councilman to speak out at the meet--
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Norths South Korea fight battle at border
SEOUL, South Korea ( UPI) North Korean
troops shot more than 800 rounds of ammunition
at four fellow soldiers trying to defectWednesday,
touching off a four- ho- ur battle with South Korean
troops, the Defense Minstry said.
The four North Korean soldiers were either
killed or wounded, the South Korean officials said.
No other casualties were immediately reported.
The Defense Ministry said North Korean border
guards opened fire when the soldiers tried to de-fect
to a nearby Southern guardpest under cover
of darkness.
South Korean troops at the guardpost, about 60
mites northeast of Scoal, returned fire in self- defens- e,
South Korean officials said.
North Korean border troops fired automatic
weapons, machineguns and 82mm recoilless gens.
A defense ministry spokesman said the North Ko-reans
fired more than 50 rounds of tracer bullets
at the defectors. North Korean loud speakers
along the border broadcast orders to " halt on the
spot" eight fames, the spokesman said.
At dawn, fear North Korean soldiers were seen
lying on the ground. Earlier, a mine exploded in
toe North Korean sector of the demilitarized zone.
It was the first gun battle this year along the un-easy
truce front between the two Koreas, divided
since 1945, and came five days before the sched-uled
arrival of Vice President George Bush Sun-day
on a leg of a five- nati- on Asian tour.
i
The Amencan- le- d United Nations Command
said it sent a protest message to the North Korean
side three hoars after the incident The message
was sent by U-- S. Navy Rear Adm. James G
Storms, senior UNC delegate to the Korean Mil-itary
Armistice Commission .
North Korean guardposts along the border
" fired hundreds of rounds of automatic weapons
and machsnegun fire" many of which were di-rected
at Southern guardposts, Storms said
Storms said the command is continuing its in- vesUg- afaoa
cf the clash and told Ccsmaasst North
Korean officials they will be informed cf addmon- a- l
findings as well as " measures necessary to re-solve
this severe violation."
I
Definition
of poverty9
still slippery
Semantics could stir
partisan wrangling
By John Herbers
New York Times
WASHINGTON In the ' War on
Poverty' of the 1960s, advocates of
increases in non- cas- h benefits to the
poor such as food, medical care
and housing won out over those
who supported putting more cash in
the hands of the impoverished.
In the past several years, the poor
have received a massive increase in
non- cas- h benefits from the govern-ment
These benefits went up from
$ 2 bdhon m 1963 to $ 27 8 bfliion in
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But the benefits were handed out
under so many different complicated
programs that neither the govern-ment
nor anyone else was able to de-termine,
as they might have under a
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simple cash distribution effort, what
impact they had made on poverty
In 1980 Congress ordered the Cen-sus
Bureau to w all the bene-fits
and to find, at least, a better way
of defining the poverty level than the
simple cash- incom- e method in use
since 1964.
The bureau's report, released last
week, offers three defimticns and
thus three ways to count the number
of poor people. It suggests that the
number of pecple below the poverty
line could be reduced by as much as
42 percent if the most liberal method
of counting non- cas- h benefits were
adopted.
The report, however, is not likely
to settle the argument about the ex-tent
of poverty, eves if the govern-ment
decides to adopt ose of the
methods recommmted. Rather, the
document is considered politically
explosive so much so that Bruce
Chapman, director cf the Census Bs- rea- u,
steadfastly refused to put any
interpretation on how it should be
used.
The Reagan administration could
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